Barley Mill zoning case arguments moved to March

11:14 PM,
Feb. 17, 2014

Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled that the New Castle County Council's 7-6 Barley Mill Plaza rezoning vote was invalid, saying Councilman Bob Weiner's deciding vote was 'arbitrary and capricious' because he had been misled to believe that he couldn't have detailed traffic data before the vote.

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Arguments before the Delaware Supreme Court on a New Castle County case that could impact land-use decisions across the state have been postponed until next month.

The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments over a Chancery Court judge's ruling against the county council's 2011 commercial rezoning of Barley Mill Plaza in Greenville this week, but delayed the case until March 5. The parties in the case were informed of the continuance Friday, attorneys said. The court did not give a reason for the change.